American Experience - Season 19 Episode 5 The Great Fever
The history of yellow fever, and how it was determined that the disease was transmitted by mosquitoes. Included: the work of Carlos Finlay, the Cuban physician who found the link to the insects; how Finlay's theory influenced Jesse Lazear and James Carroll, scientists who were part of Walter Reed's team after Reed was sent by the U.S. to Havana to find the cause of the disease when American troops were sent to Cuba following the Spanish-American War.
First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988
Last Air date: Oct 01, 2024
Season: 37 Season
Episode: 396 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 28.00 users
Popularity: 180.221
Language: English
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Eyes on the Prize (1 & 2): Awakenings 1954-1956 / Fighting Back 1957-1962
Eyes on the Prize (3 & 4): Ain't Scared of Your Jails 1960-1961/No Easy Walk 1961-1963
Eyes on the Prize (5 & 6): Is This America? 1963-1964 / Bridge to Freedom 1965
Test Tube Babies
The Great Fever
The Gold Rush
The Berlin Airlift
The Living Weapon
New Orleans (1 & 2)
Sister Aimee
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Summer of Love
The Mormons (1): History
The Mormons (2): Church and State
Alexander Hamilton
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